Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-23

maudjaE, and he Georgia Hussars, Capt.
W. =. Gordon commanding. me whole
line being Under The command Of Col.
Geov9e a. Mercer, 81 me FIRST Volunteer
Regiment.
GLIMPSE Al TIE LINE
Ire Irish Jasper Green's, Can't. Elan
merry. occupied the head CT the lire. Next
came TIE Cadets. the color company,
Capt. Il. ". BrsEcI, snd then the Repuo-
lean Blues, Cap. ". d. Dixon; me
German Volunteers, Capt. John Derst,
aud tle Ogietsorpe Light Infantry, Capt.
Robert FslieSut. The troops were pre-
cedod by the Union COFnet Band aud tAe
Guards Battalion had out its band.
Col. MERGERS STAFF officers were Adiu-
taut Robert u. GaillaTd, Surgeon y. W.
Owens, Quartermaster Otto VOgel.
From south Broad and Bull tne line
marched to A5ercorn. thence 70 Bay, to
Bull, 10 Congress, to Barnard. 70 BrOugn-
ton, 70 DraytOn aud thence - tie Park
extension.
Broughtou street was thronged, and
every balcony and window along the
route was flied with spectators. The
best view Of the line was had on Brough-
ton street. The marching was good and
the commands made & line appearance.
Shortly after the line wheeled into Dray-
ton street Gov. Gordon, WAC was at tue
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and ne and his staf were of IN few
minutes.
THOUSANDS or SPECTATORS.
Behind them in carriages were Mrs.
Gordon and Miss Fannie Gordon, escorted
By Gen. A. Z. LawtOn and Col. John
Screven, Mayor Rufus t. Lester aud
other members OF the reception commit
tee. This party rode slowly out Bull
street to CASTOR. Down both sides of
Bull street were two streams OF people,
extending from BrougHtOn street 10 Gas
ton. For half an hour they poured
into Forsyth Park, but did not
seers pushed IN through the Park
70 the extension. The soldiers had
marched across the parade ground east OF
tRe monument from the north side TO the
south and around 10 the east side, along
which the brigade formed, with the First
regiment on the right Of the line, the
Guards occupying the centre and the
Chathams and the Hussars the left.
While tue iniantry were at parade rest
the Hussars galloped back to Bull and
CASTOR streets. There they met the Gov
ernOr and escorted blm to the parade
ground. The party in carriages drove out
Whitaker street, but did not enter the
Park.
sALUTING THE GOVERNOR.
AS his excellency passed into the
grounds the Cnathams fired a salute Of
seventeen guns. The Governor anal his
stan rode over to a point south Of the
Confederate monument, aud halted. The
order being gwen. the column moved by
the right flank, marching in platOOns to
the north end Of the parade ground.
thence 10 the line OF Bull street, and
thence past the Governor. Nearly 400 men
were in RANKS, the Guards having about
135 men, the First Regiment about I50,
and the Chathams aud Hussars about
ftty-ive each. When the troops
had passed in review and
taken up a position half way
between Bull and w Whitaker streets, the
Governor rode up and down the line in-
specting it.
The Governor was very warm in his
praise Of the soldierly bearing of the sew
eral commands and their tull ranks.
After the review the Governor and his
staf were invited by Col. Mercer 10 his
residence, where they partook OF refresh
ments.
THE SKIRMISH DRILL.
When the party returned to the parade
ground they Witnessed skirmisn drill
between the Savannah cadets and the
Republican Blues. An immense crowd
was assembled in and about the extension
and all seemed to take considerable inter.
est in this last feature. The Governor in
quired particularly aoout the two COM
maads and spoke of the drill as being ad-
mIrably done.
An invitation having been extended
early in the morning 10 the Governor By
Capt. Wheaton to visit the Chathams, the
party rode from the parade ground amid
cheers TO the Chathams' armOry. There
they were treated most Hospitality by the
artillery company. Gov. Gordon was
toasted by Capt. W heaton and his reponse
was greeted with three cheers and tiger
by the artillerymen.
Pleading other engagements the Cover
ncr excused his brief stay, and jumping
into the saddle again rode to the Pulaski
House, where Mr.. Case, the proprietor,
had prepared an elegant dinner tor the
occasion.